"Congratulations to the host for activating the main quest 'There are a thousand grains of rice in the book', Quest One: Change your elder brothers' mindset!
Quest Details: The nine elder brothers of the Su family bear the burden of changing the family's destiny, but they fail to recognize the importance of studying and have never put their hearts into their studies.
Quest Requirements: Within one month, all nine elder brothers must recognize the importance of learning and actively study!
Quest Rewards and Penalties: Successful completion of the quest will earn one lucky draw opportunity. Failure will result in an increase in the difficulty of subsequent quests."
Su Xiaotian couldn't help but widen her eyes. What? The first quest has been activated already?
If she couldn't complete the first quest and the subsequent ones became more difficult, it would truly be disastrous.
Su Xiaotian immediately made up her mind and began to read the newspaper aloud.
As she read the newspaper, her voice was clear and resonant, with a natural ebb and flow that was truly enjoyable to listen to.
The elder brothers were stunned.
How could this be?
How long has little sister been studying? How can she read so well?
Is this fake?
However, the brothers shook their heads and blinked their eyes, but they couldn't change the scene before them.
Su Xiaotian read fluently and smoothly. The words that seemed obscure and difficult for them appeared as simple as one, two, three in Su Xiaotian's eyes.
No wonder Grandpa said they were all useless. Compared to their little sister, weren't they indeed useless?
Wuwuwu, how could they be so terrible?
They couldn't even compare to their little sister.
As Su Xiaotian read the newspaper with clear pronunciation, the adults in the family were also stunned.
They were illiterate and didn't know who among the children read well and who didn't, but they could clearly feel that Su Xiaotian's reading was more pleasant to listen to.
Since that was the case, it meant that Xiaotian read the best!
The Su brothers didn't know that the elders had made a judgment about their abilities.
Their hearts were filled with mixed emotions. On one hand, they felt inferior because they weren't good at studying, not as good as their sister who had only been studying for less than a year. On the other hand, they were also relieved that their sister could read the newspaper and wouldn't be sad.
As their thoughts churned, Su Xiaotian finished reading a section of the newspaper.
She carefully folded the newspaper and looked at her elder brothers with a smile, acting as if she was seeking praise.
"Little sister, did you perhaps hear someone read it before and memorized it?" Su Ciliang still felt that it was inappropriate for his little sister to read so much of the newspaper completely!
With their sister being so smart, did it make them look like fools?
"I really read it myself. If second brother doesn't believe me, just point to any section and I'll read it," Su Xiaotian said to Su Ciliang, blinking her bright eyes.
Her studies in the past few days were not in vain. Let alone these newspapers, she could recognize even more difficult texts.
Su Ciliang was about to point to a section for Su Xiaotian to read again when he heard Grandma Su's furious voice.
"What have you brats been doing at school every day? How can you not even compare to your sister? You're truly wasting my money, you useless things! If you don't study properly, I'll break your legs!"
Grandma Su was illiterate and didn't know the benefits of reading. She just saw that people who could read and write in the production team could be scorekeepers or accountants and do light work, and she envied them greatly. That's why she earnestly wanted her grandsons to study so they wouldn't have to dig the ground with a hoe every day.
These little rascals, after studying for so many years, were not as good as her little Xiaotian, which made her extremely disappointed!
"I think these brats haven't been beaten enough, that's why they are so lazy!"
Su Laoda crudely stated that discipline under the rod produced filial sons, and that was why children were not good – they were beaten too little!
His words were immediately echoed by Su Lao Er and Su Lao San.
Although the Su daughters-in-law felt a pang of heartache at the thought of hitting the children, seeing that the grown boys couldn't even compare to a seven-year-old girl, they somehow felt that the men had a point.
Grandma Su was a typical doer. She was already looking for her broomstick.
"Grandma, we will definitely study hard." Su Ciliang, fearing that his grandmother would actually take action, immediately stated firmly that he would study diligently.
It had to be said that Su Ciliang was a very smart and sensible person.
However, Su Xiaotian felt that his words were insincere and that he was just saying them casually, not truly intending to study hard.
But it didn't matter, they could take it slow, subtly influence them, and stimulate them bit by bit, and eventually, they would all change.
"Grandma, the brothers aren't not studying seriously, it's just that school is like that now. We still need to study more at home!" Su Xiaotian quickly grabbed her grandmother's collar to persuade her.
In this era, most people thought reading was useless and didn't study seriously. In schools, two teachers taught five classes of students, which was just fooling around.
Her elder brothers were actually quite good.
Grandma Su still couldn't swallow her anger and said indignantly, "Good child, if they were as obedient as you, they would have learned everything by now."
Su Xiaotian felt a blush of embarrassment.
"Grandma, the brothers promised me yesterday that they would study hard from now on, and they even want to go to high school and get recruited for work. Eldest brother, second brother, third brother, didn't you promise me?"
The three brothers understood. Su Xiaotian was trying to save them from their predicament, so they all nodded.
Even Su Sangong, who was the best at studying, felt the gap at this moment and began to ponder how to study well.
Su Ciliang looked at his little cousin and finally nodded seriously, saying, "Little sister, don't worry, I will definitely study hard. Eldest brother and third brother study better than me, so it will definitely be no problem!"
This time, he spoke with extreme sincerity, much more heartfelt than his earlier words to appease Grandma Su.
As a man, he had to do what he said. Was studying that difficult?
As long as his little sister was happy, he could endure this hardship!
Su Xiaotian seized the opportune moment and said, "Why don't we have a competition to see who studies better."
When she said this, the expressions of the nine brothers turned unpleasant. If it were in the past, they would have competed if she suggested it. But after experiencing it today, they felt that they couldn't even catch up to their little sister if they tried.
Wasn't their little sister making things difficult for them?
They were dignified men, and they couldn't even compare to their little sister. How embarrassing would that be to say?
They were grown men, didn't they have any shame?
However, Su Xiaotian didn't know their thoughts and continued, "The exams are coming up soon, let's see who among us gets the best grades in this exam."
"I can't compare to you, little sister." It was Su Jiulian who spoke. He had completely lost his confidence at this moment.
His little sister was two years younger than him, but she was far more outstanding than him.
Su Xiaotian was stunned when she heard this. What should she do?
She had been too forceful, and her ninth brother had lost his confidence!
No, no, she had to help him regain his confidence.
At most, she would tutor him more starting today.
The siblings were having a good interaction when they were interrupted by an unwelcome guest.